Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-09
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Sheep.
Be it enacted lY -17 Legislative Assembly
Of the TcrritoE o- lloazala:
Section /. II shall he tic duty Of the
Territorial Veterinary Surgeon @ hi dep
uty to inspect Hill sheep which may ba
brought into this territory III any manner
whatever, from such states a. the Governor
shall declare ~ proclamation upon the
recommendation Of the President or Sec
rotary, and not less than two members Of
the executive committee of any of the
Territorial, District or County Wool-groN-
ers Association or otherwise. which may be
LeId in quarantine for the purpose Of in
sDection for contagious or infectious dis
eases. After the making of such procla-
nation it shall be the duty Of the owner or
person in charge Of sheep against which
quarantine has been declared, to notify the
Territorial Veterinary Surgeon without de-
lay. and such owner or person in charge
shall not allow such sheep TO pass over or
upon any public highway. OF upon the
ranges of any other sheep, or within two
miles Of any sheepcorral occupied by any
other sheep: and any person failing to
comply with the provisions Of this act
shall be deemed guilty Of 1 mlsdemeanor,
and upon conviction sdali be fined not less
than fiftydollars for each olTense and shall
be liable for any damages or loss that may
be sustained by reason Of the failure to
comply with the provisions Of this section.
Sec. 2. Hereafter it shall be the duty
each year Of the County Commissioners Of
the several Counties Of this Territory to
levy a special tax not exceeding one-half
Of a mill on the dollar, or 50 much thereof
as may be necessary OF the assessed valu-
alton Of all the sheep in their counties, to
be known as Z sheep inspector and indem-
nifty fund. Said tax shall be levied and
collected by the several counties and paid
to the territorial treasurer in the same
manner as IS provided BY law for the levy
and collection Of other taxes. Such fund
shall constitute the sheep inspector and
indemnity fund to be used in the payment
of the salaries md expenses or such skill
ed assistants as the Veterinary Surgeon
may employ. as provided for il section
nine of this act, and all other expenditures
arising from the provisions Of this act ex-
cept the pay Of the Veterinary Surgeon.
Sec. 5. Upon receipt of information in
writing over the signature Of the president
or secretary, and not less than two mem
bers of the executive committee of any
regularly organized territorial, district or
county wool growers association that any
sheep are infected with scab OF infectious
diseases, such notice shall be prima facie
evidence that such disease exists and the
Territorial Veterinary Surgeon or his dep
uty shall Immediately cause the diseased
sheep and all sheep running in the same
flock with them to be examined, and if
found so diseased to be qu~arantined and
held within d certain limit or place to be
defined by him, and such sheep shall be
held in quarantine until the owner or per-
son in charge shall have eradicated such
scab or infectious diseases e~1fectually. The
expense Of feeding, holding, clipping ana
taking care OF, all sheep guaranteed I'M
der the provisions of this shall be paid by
the owner, agent, 7 person in charge of
said sheep.
Sec. 4. Il shall be the duty Of the Veter-
mary Surgeon or his deputy sergeon to in
spect all sheep of which he may receive
notice as provided in section three Of this
act, and in case the same be not diseased
he shall make a certificate stating such
fact. But if the sheep are diseased the
regulations for their quarantine and keep
ing shall at once be made.
Sec. 5. In no case shall any sheep held
in quarantine be moved Or transferred IN
til the disease shall have been thoroughly
eradicated, and a certificate made by the
Veterinary Surgeon stating that he has ex-
amined said sheep and that the same are
free from scab or infectious diseases. Pro-
vided such sheep may be transferred and
removed with the written consent OF all